Press Trust of India
Bangalore, May 17: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) entered the play-offs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Sunday after their last league match against Delhi Daredevils (DD) was called off due to heavy rains. This
In a rain-interrupted game, another round of heavy downpour stopped the proceedings in the second over of RCB’s run-chase when they were two for no loss while chasing 188 for victory. Finally the match was called off at 7:35 pm, handing the Bangalore outfit a place in the play-offs with 16 points.
Earlier, put in to bat, Quinton de Kock’s (69, 39b, 9×4, 3×6) early blitzkrieg and solid batting from captain JP Duminy (67, 43b, 4×4, 3×6) propelled DD to a competitive 187 for five. De Kock and Duminy’s exhilarating strokeplay enthralled the spectators to their delight.
A decent opening stand of 55 earlier was provided by openers De Kock and Shreyas Iyer (20). After the departure of Iyer, De Kock and Duminy combined forces to take the total to 110 in 11.2 balls at the packed Chinnaswamy stadium.
RCB skipper Virat Kohli made right bowling changes and reaped rewards. Harshal Patel snapped (2/30) up the wickets of Iyer and Kedar Jadhav (0) while leggie Yuzuvendra Chahal (2/26) claimed the wickets of De Kock and Yuvraj Singh (11).
Brief Scores: DD 187 for 5 (Quinton De Kock 69, JP Duminy 67 n o; Yuzvendra Chahal 2/26) vs RCB 2/0. No result.
